John and Elizabeth Lane Foundation
Private foundation · Bethseda, MD · EIN 54-1921636 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John & Elizabeth Lane Foundation
120grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$432Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 120 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $134K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
5926 Overlea RD
Bethesda, MD 20816-2456
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities | Washington, DC | $33,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Washington, DC | $28,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Washington, DC | $26,000 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $12,000 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $12,000 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $11,000 |
| Cardinals Appeal | Washington, DC | $9,000 |
| Cardinals Appeal | Washington, DC | $9,000 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $8,500 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $8,500 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $8,500 |
| Cardinals Appeal | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Washington, DC | $7,000 |
| St Bartholomew Church | Bethesda, MD | $7,000 |
| Some | Washington, DC | $6,500 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $6,250 |
| Some | Washington, DC | $6,250 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| Some | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| St Bartholomew Church | Bethesda, MD | $6,000 |
| Central Union Mission | Washington, DC | $5,500 |
| St John's College HS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Church of Little Flower | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| St Bartholomew Church | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| St John's College HS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Church of Little Flower | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 |
| St John's College HS | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $4,500 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Poor Roberts Mission | Potomac, MD | $3,500 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Church of Little Flower | Bethesda, MD | $3,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $3,000 |
| St Mary's Church | Barnsville, MD | $3,000 |
| The Mastery Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| St Mary's Church | Barnsville, MD | $3,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Little Flower School | Bethesda, MD | $3,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Poor Roberts Mission | Potomac, MD | $3,000 |
| St Mary's Church | Barnsville, MD | $3,000 |
| Little Flower School | Bethesda, MD | $2,500 |
| St Lukes Institute | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $2,500 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $2,500 |
| St Lukes Institute | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 |
| Advent Health New Smyrna Beach Foundation | New Smyrna Beach, FL | $2,000 |
| Don Bosco Cisto Rey HS | Takoma Park, MD | $2,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Our Military Kids | Oakton, VA | $2,000 |
| Poor Roberts Mission | Potomac, MD | $2,000 |
| San Miguel School | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 120 reported grants.
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